Reality is in perpetual motion – whereas words, beliefs/culture, are static, and what is static will always conflict with that which is in motion.
Not My Narrative – Not My Circus (& Other Unconsciously Regurgitated Cliches)
A major contributing factor to civilizations that died out in the past was that when they were faced with dangers previous generations had never faced – they were unable to ‘see’ the change in any context. It didn’t match their preexisting narrative of purpose, nor what they understood about cause and effect in the natural world.
Being consumed with culture as they were – eg. belief their gods will save them etc.. they did little to nothing of any practical use to address nor adapt to the change.
A Culture of Self Entitled Ignorance
Adaptation by 100% of the world’s population really does seem impossible. When faced with sudden imminent danger on a collective – global scale, we depend on the entire world’s awareness and behaviour to shift with that change. It may feel easier at this stage to believe that this is somehow okay, that some will adapt and some won’t. Yet, if those unwilling to adapt selfishly hold to ignorant, static cultures and beliefs merely because they have unconsciously set their identity to such superficialities, then their behaviour impacts everyone else’s chances of survival plus the survival of life-kind itself.
The World Can’t Adapt to Change Without You
Our belief that governments will adapt and save us or that our consumer culture simply offers relief from the pressure to face challenging facts debilitates us further to child-like denial. This is shoving everyone’s head more deeply and profoundly in the sand.
It is way past boring and ineffectual to hear the winging about why people don’t want to think we are to blame for a system we were born into (correct, yet what has that got to do with our awareness and behaviour need to change now?)
Questions such as ‘How can we be responsible for this?’ *violins*, sets in motion the predictable emotional response that always cascades towards the lazy anti-logic: ‘ it is easier to believe we aren’t responsible because then we don’t have to do anything to save ourselves, let alone others. It seems like too much work, and I am already busy and working hard’.
Whether we care to acknowledge it or not – urgent changes are upon us.
Likewise, adaptation is the key to our survival, whether we care to acknowledge it or not.
Some of us are ready to adapt and set down a new way. Stop focussing on blaming yourself and one another, and instead join together through a universal sense of compassion.
Our world is in our hands now. My world is in your hands; your world is in my hands.
The Prismatic Journalist 